Preparations are underway at the Most Precious Blood Church in Hyde Park for the funeral Mass for former Boston Mayor Tom Menino on Monday.

Preparations are underway at the Most Precious Blood Church in Hyde Park for the funeral Mass for former Boston Mayor Tom Menino on Monday.

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Updated: 5:32 PM EDT Oct 31, 2014

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WEBVTT CONSECUTIVE CHICAGO MARATHON. THE B.A.A. SAID IT WAS TOO PREMATURE TO COMMENT. PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY AT THE MOST PRECIOUS CHURCH IN HYDE PARK WHERE A FUNERAL MASS WILL BE HELD FOR FORMER BOSTON MAYOR TOM MENINO MONDAY. PARISHONERS PREPARE TO SAY GOOD BYE TO A FRIEND AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO MOURN. PAM CROSS IS LIVE AT CITY HALL WHERE THE TRIBUTES CONTINUE. PAM? PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE ALL DAY. THEY ARE LEAVING TRIBUTES LIKE CARDS AND FLOWERS. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOUCHED. IT IS JUST THERE IS A LINE NOW AT ONE POINT TODAY THERE WAS A WAIT OF MORE THAN A HALF HOUR. SO MANY PEOPLE TOUCHED BY TOM MENINO. AND THEY ARE ALSO GETTING READY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HE CALLS HOME, HYDE PARK. HE HAS BEEN A PART OFFERRY COMMUNITY. IT IS AN HONOR. KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS. THE PRIVATE FUNERAL WILL BE HERE AT THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD CHURCH. VOLUNTEERS WERE BUSY OUTSIDE AND IN GETTING READY. THE CHURCH NEEDS A GOOD CLEANING BECAUSE IT IS AN OLD CHURCH. HE LOVES HYDE PARK. IT IS AN HONOR FOR US TO WELCOME HIS BODY HERE TO THIS CHURCH. AT BOSTON CITY HALL A LONG WAIT TO SAY THANKS. SOME MESSAGES PERSONAL. OTHERS JUST A WORD OF GRATITUDE. BEFORE ILLNESS THE MAYOR OFTEN WALKED THE STREETS AND MET WITH NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS LEADERS LIKE MARCUS JAMES WHO LEFT CONDOLENCES TODAY. HE JUT HAD THIS PERSONALITY ABOUT HIM WHERE HE FELT LIKE JUST ONE OF US IN THE ROOM WITH HIM AND HE LISTENED TO US AND GAVE HIS ADVICE AND WE TOOK IT. THE LINE TODAY TO SIGN THE BOOK AND THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE ALL REALLY RECOGNIZE WHO HE IS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MRS. MENINO AND THE FAMILY FOR SHARING HIM WITH EVERYBODY. TRULY AMAZING. CITY HALL IS OPEN LATE TONIGHT. CONDOLENCE BOOKS ARE ALSO AT LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE WILL TALK TO A WOMAN WHO MADE

Funeral preparations underway for former Boston Mayor Tom Menino

Preparations are underway at the Most Precious Blood Church in Hyde Park for the funeral Mass for former Boston Mayor Tom Menino on Monday.